William Cameron Menzies

Personal Info

Known For Art

Gender Male

Birthday 1896-07-29

Deathday 1957-03-05 (60 years old)

Place of Birth New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As Wiliam C. Menzies, William C. Menzies, William Menzies, Wm. Cameron Menzies

William Cameron Menzies

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director who also worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades. He earned acclaim for his work in silent movies, and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Cameron Menzies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Art

1999
Sunshine

as Title Designer

1953
Invaders from Mars

as Production Design

1953
The Maze

as Production Design

1952
Androcles and the Lion

as Production Design

1952
The Queen of Sheba

as Art Direction

1951
Drums in the Deep South

as Production Design

1946
It's a Wonderful Life

as Art Direction

1943
Mr. Lucky

as Production Design

1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Production Design

1942
The Pride of the Yankees

as Production Design

1942
Kings Row

as Production Design

1941
So Ends Our Night

as Production Design

1941
The Devil and Miss Jones

as Production Design

1940
Our Town

as Production Design

1939
Gone with the Wind

as Production Design

1938
The Young in Heart

as Production Design

1936
The Conquest of the Air

as Art Direction

1933
Alice in Wonderland

as Art Direction

1930
Raffles

as Art Direction

1930
The Bad One

as Art Direction

1930
Abraham Lincoln

as Settings

1930
Reaching for the Moon

as Production Design

1930
1930
Be Yourself!

as Settings

1930
One Romantic Night

as Settings

1929
The Iron Mask

as Art Direction

1929
The Rescue

as Art Direction

1929
Condemned!

as Art Direction

1929
The Locked Door

as Set Designer

1929
New York Nights

as Set Decoration

1929
Bulldog Drummond

as Settings

1929
Alibi

as Art Direction

1928
Sadie Thompson

as Art Direction

1928
Tempest

as Art Direction

1928
What Price Beauty?

as Art Direction

1928
The Awakening

as Art Direction

1928
The Woman Disputed

as Art Direction

1928
The Garden of Eden

as Art Direction

1928
The Love of Zero

as Art Direction

1927
The Dove

as Art Direction

1927
Two Arabian Knights

as Art Direction

1927
Sorrell and Son

as Art Direction

1927
The Beloved Rogue

as Art Direction

1927
Camille

as Art Direction

1927
Breakfast at Sunrise

as Art Direction

1927
Venus of Venice

as Art Direction

1926
Fig Leaves

as Art Direction

1926
Kiki

as Art Direction

1926
The Duchess of Buffalo

as Art Direction

1926
The Bat

as Art Direction

1925
Her Sister from Paris

as Art Direction

1925
The Eagle

as Set Decoration

1925
Cobra

as Art Direction

1925
The Lady

as Art Direction

1925
Learning to Love

as Art Direction

1925
The Dark Angel

as Art Direction

1924
The Thief of Bagdad

as Production Design

1924
The Thief of Bagdad

as Art Direction

1924
The Only Woman

as Art Direction

1923
Rosita

as Art Direction

1922
Kindred of the Dust

as Art Direction

1920
The Deep Purple

as Art Direction

1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Art Direction

1919
The Misleading Widow

as Art Direction

Director

1954
Autumn in Rome

as Director

1954
The Halls of Ivy

as Director

1953
Invaders from Mars

as Director

1953
The Maze

as Director

1952
The Narrow Margin

as Co-Director

1952
1951
The Whip Hand

as Director

1951
1946
Duel in the Sun

as Co-Director

1946
Deadline at Dawn

as Co-Director

1944
Address Unknown

as Director

1937
The Green Cockatoo

as Director

1936
Things to Come

as Director

1934
Wharf Angel

as Director

1933
1932
1932
Almost Married

as Director

1931
The Spider

as Director

1931
Always Goodbye

as Director

Producer

1956
Around the World in Eighty Days

as Associate Producer

1949
Reign of Terror

as Producer

1947
Ivy

as Producer

1944
Address Unknown

as Producer

1940
The Thief of Bagdad

as Associate Producer

1939
Made for Each Other

as Production Designer

Crew

1940
Foreign Correspondent

as Special Effects

1937
Nothing Sacred

as Second Unit

1933
Cavalcade

as Special Effects

Actor

2010
Empire

as Himself

Writer

1933
Alice in Wonderland

as Screenplay